Supporting details
Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Practice
The main idea of a story is what the whole story is mostly about
The details are small pieces of information that make the story more
interesting
As you read this story, think about what the whole story is mostly about.
The Father and His Sons
A father had four sons who were always arguing. If one son said the
sky was blue, another would say it was green, another would say it was
red, and another would say it was yellow. And so it would go on until it
was night and the sky was black.
The father gathered a bundle of sticks together. He tied the bundle
around with rope. Then he called to his sons. He told them to break the
bundle of sticks in two. Each son was sure that he could break the
bundle, and they began to argue about who was the strongest, until the
ds. The son tried and tried, but​